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The Knight Templar

The Knight Templar

In the Abbey church at Fontevivo outside Parma, Italy, a magnificent porphyry tombstone reveals the outlines of a Knight Templar. The knight in question is Guido Pallavicino, marchese of Pellegrino, and benefactor to the Abbey. He is also the uncle in the 19th generation of […]

Retrieving an old tomb

Retrieving an old tomb

In February 2017, the Liljenstolpe Family Association was contacted by the Administration for graveyards in Stockholm and asked if we would like to take upon us to care for a very old grave in Stockholm. No close family – we were told – had bespoken […]

Family Gathering July 2016

Family Gathering July 2016

On July 30, 2016, forty-one family members gathered at Länna Parish Hall and decided to form the Liljenstolpe Family Association. According to the statutes that were decided, the purposes of the Family Association are to strive for the unity of the Liljenstolpe family, to look after […]